Pre-Release Access to Official Statistics: Public Opinion of Forestry, Scotland

Introduction The Forestry Commission’s arrangements for pre-release access to Official Statistics are described in a Pre-Release Access Statement¹.

This document supplements the statement by giving the names and/or job titles of all those persons to whom pre-release access has been granted to Public Opinion of Forestry, Scotland. The report covers 2 forms of pre-release access:

- Part 1 provides a list of those receiving pre-release access to the Official Statistics in their final form for briefing purposes. As this is a release covering the UK, the pre-release access period is limited to 24 hours.

- Part 2 provides a list of those receiving pre-release access for quality assurance purposes.

The justification for giving advance access to each listed recipient will be available on request.

Sheila Ward Forestry Commission Lead Official for Statistics Updated July 2017

¹ http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/infd-83mfrz Part 1: Pre-release access to final form (24 hours) (last updated July 2017)

- Jo O'Hara, Head of FC Scotland
- Jim Dewar, Head of Policy, FC Scotland
- Kevin Lafferty, Health & Recreation Adviser, FC Scotland
- James Ogilvie, Social Policy Adviser, FC Scotland
- Steve Williams, Press Officer, FC Scotland
- Amy Nicolson, Secretariat, FC Scotland
- Kate Higgins, Special Adviser to the First Minister, Scottish Government
- Keith Connal, Natural Resources, Scottish Government
- Ginny Gardner, Natural Resources, Scottish Government
- Bridget Campbell, Director, Environment and Forestry, Scottish Government

Part 2: Pre-release access for quality assurance (last updated June 2017)

- Peter Weston, Head of Inventory, Forecasting & Operational Support (IFOS), FR
- Peter Freer-Smith, Chief Scientist, Forest Research
- Kieron J. Doick, Head, Urban Forest Research Group, Forest Research